Last week, I shared my tentative Readercon schedule. Since then, the committee’s finalized what’ll really be happening in Burlington, Massachusetts next month, so here’s my final agenda.

Being an Editor Who Writes
Friday July 12, 12:00 p.m.
Few people haven’t heard of the editor-as-failed-author stereotype. Being both an editor and an author means living with your own harshest critic—yourself. While some editors-to-writers avoid this pitfall by writing nonfiction, there are those who manage to straddle the line, and even find success as fiction writers. How do they manage to quiet the inner editor, and how do they know when to turn it back on?
with Michael Kandel, Sandra Kasturi, Barbara Krasnoff (moderator), Warren Lapine, and Ian Randal Strock

Kaffeeklatsch
Friday July 12, 2:00 p.m.

Reading
Friday July 12, 3:30 p.m.
I’ll read a new, as-yet-unpublished story, “And, Behold, It Was Very Good.”

The Shiny, Candy-like Zombie: Commoditizing the Undead
Saturday July 13, 1:00 p.m.
On Twitter, M. John Harrison wrote about the appeal of zombies: “You can hate them without feeling wrong. You can kill them like eating sweets. Then you’re hungry again & you can kill more. They’re fully dehumanised. There’s no off-season, no moral limitation. They’re the *enemy*. What’s not to love? They’re what we really want.” So do we like zombies because they’re the consumer-friendly, ambiguity-free face of implacable evil? Are they, in fact, the most perfectly commoditised monsters?
with Dale Bailey, Catt Kingsgrave, John Langan, and Sarah Langan (leader)

I hope to see you there!